2013 O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge

31st race of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series February 2025 CUST 22 144.52 mph km/h O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge 9th Annual O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree Performance Racing Network ESPN2 Penske Racing Penske Racing Brad Keselowski Brad Keselowski 106 RAB Racing Fort Worth, Texas, Texas Motor Speedway Alex Bowman Race 31 of 33 of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series 2.41 1.5 300 200 200 482.803 482.803 2013 29.002 300 November 2 The 2013 O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge was the 31st stock car race of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series and the ninth iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, November 2, 2013, in Fort Worth, Texas at Texas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 mi km permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Brad Keselowski, driving for Penske Racing, would pull away in the late stages of the race to win his 26th career NASCAR Nationwide Series win and his sixth win of the season.Service NASCAR Wire 2013-11-02 Brad Keselowski takes Nationwide win at Texas https://www.sbnation.com/nascar/2013/11/2/5059568/2013-nascar-nationwide-series-texas-motor-speedway-results 2022-04-17 SBNation.com en To fill out the podium, Denny Hamlin of Joe Gibbs Racing and Sam Hornish Jr. of Penske Racing would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Texas Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedway, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points. #DriverTeamMakeSponsor00Blake KochSR² MotorsportsToyotaFrontline Wraps01Mike WallaceJD MotorsportsChevroletG&K Services2Brian ScottRichard Childress RacingChevroletShore Lodge3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevroletAdvoCare4Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevroletFlex Seal5Brad SweetJR MotorsportsChevroletGreat Clips6Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFordFord EcoBoost7Regan SmithJR MotorsportsChevroletLionel Racing Golden Ticket10Michael McDowell (i)TriStar MotorsportsToyotaTriStar Motorsports11Elliott SadlerJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaOneMain Financial12Sam Hornish Jr.Penske RacingFordWürth14Jeff GreenTriStar MotorsportsToyotaHefty Ultimate with Arm & Hammer16Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (i)Roush Fenway RacingFordZest18Matt Kenseth (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyotaGameStop, Battlefield 419Mike BlissTriStar MotorsportsToyotaTweaker Energy Shot20Brian VickersJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaDollar General22Brad Keselowski (i)Penske RacingFordDiscount Tire23Robert Richardson Jr.R3 MotorsportsChevroletWillbros Group24Ryan EllisSR² MotorsportsToyotaFrontline Wraps30Nelson Piquet Jr. (R)Turner Scott MotorsportsChevroletQualcomm31Justin AllgaierTurner Scott MotorsportsChevroletBrandt Professional Agriculture32Kyle Larson (R)Turner Scott MotorsportsChevroletNTT Data33Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevroletWESCO International40T. J. BellThe Motorsports GroupChevroletRedneck Heaven42Josh WiseThe Motorsports GroupChevroletThe Motorsports Group43Michael AnnettRichard Petty MotorsportsFordPilot Travel Centers, Pringles44Cole WhittTriStar MotorsportsToyotaTakagi Tankless Water Heaters51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevroletBM Exploration, RepairableVehicles.com52Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingToyotaJimmy Means Racing54Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyotaMonster Energy55David Starr (i)Viva MotorsportsChevroletChasco, Striping Technology60Travis PastranaRoush Fenway RacingFordRun KMC70Johanna LongML MotorsportsChevroletForetravel Motorcoach74Carl LongMike Harmon RacingDodgeMike Harmon Racing77Parker KligermanKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaToyota Dream Build79Bryan Silas (R) (i)Go Green RacingFordGo Green Racing87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsToyotaWood Pellet Grills89Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevroletRacing with Jesus "Advertise Here"92Dexter Stacey (R)KH MotorsportsFordMaddie's Place Rocks98Kevin Swindell (R)Biagi-DenBeste RacingFordCarroll Shelby Engine Co., DenBeste Heavy Equipment99Alex Bowman (R)RAB RacingToyotaMicrosoft WindowsOfficial entry list Practice First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, November 1, at 1:05 PM CST, and would last for 55 minutes.2016-12-09 Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site - 2013 Nationwide Texas 2 Race Info Page http://www.jayski.com/news/nationwide/2013/story/_/page/2013nns-31texas dead https://web.archive.org/web/20161209225010/http://www.jayski.com/news/nationwide/2013/story/_/page/2013nns-31texas December 9, 2016 April 17, 2022 Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site Alex Bowman of RAB Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.641 and an average speed of 182.180 mph km/h.2013-11-01 Rookie tops first Texas Nationwide practice https://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2013/11/01/nascar-nationwide-series-texas-motor-speedway-practice.html 2022-04-17 Official Site Of NASCAR en-US Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed199Alex Bowman (R)RAB RacingToyota29.641182.180233Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet29.657182.082377Parker KligermanKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota29.659182.070Full first practice results Second practice The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, November 1, at 5:00 PM CST, and would last for one hour and 30 minutes. Trevor Bayne of Roush Fenway Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.510 and an average speed of 182.989 mph km/h. Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed16Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord29.510182.989233Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet29.544182.778322Brad Keselowski (i)Penske RacingFord29.577182.574Full Happy Hour practice results Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, November 2, at 11:05 AM CST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap. Alex Bowman of RAB Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 29.002 and an average speed of 186.194 mph km/h.Staff Speedway Digest RAB Racing and Alex Bowman Sweep 2013 Pole Awards at Texas, Finishes 18th https://www.speedwaydigest.com/index.php/news/xfinity-series-news/14163-rab-racing-and-alex-bowman-sweep-2013-pole-awards-at-texas-finishes-18th 2022-04-17 www.speedwaydigest.com en-gb Morgan Shepherd was the only driver to fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed199Alex Bowman (R)RAB RacingToyota29.002186.194222Brad Keselowski (i)Penske RacingFord29.035185.982312Sam Hornish Jr.Penske RacingFord29.082185.68246Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord29.202184.91953Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.239184.685654Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota29.249184.622716Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (i)Roush Fenway RacingFord29.290184.36387Regan SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet29.322184.16292Brian ScottRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.338184.0621033Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet29.382183.786115Brad SweetJR MotorsportsChevrolet29.444183.3991244Cole WhittTriStar MotorsportsToyota29.479183.1811318Matt Kenseth (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota29.479183.1811477Parker KligermanKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota29.511182.9831531Justin AllgaierTurner Scott MotorsportsChevrolet29.514182.9641632Kyle Larson (R)Turner Scott MotorsportsChevrolet29.523182.9081730Nelson Piquet Jr. (R)Turner Scott MotorsportsChevrolet29.562182.6671820Denny Hamlin (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota29.588182.5061911Elliott SadlerJoe Gibbs RacingToyota29.605182.4022019Mike BlissTriStar MotorsportsToyota29.649182.1312143Michael AnnettRichard Petty MotorsportsFord29.665182.0332270Johanna LongML MotorsportsChevrolet29.747181.5312398Kevin Swindell (R)Biagi-DenBeste RacingFord29.839180.9712410Michael McDowell (i)TriStar MotorsportsToyota29.968180.1922555David Starr (i)Viva MotorsportsChevrolet30.006179.9642651Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet30.065179.611274Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevrolet30.098179.4142887Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsToyota30.126179.2472924Ryan EllisSR² MotorsportsToyota30.192178.8553001Mike WallaceJD MotorsportsChevrolet30.217178.7073174Carl LongMike Harmon RacingDodge30.278178.3473242Josh WiseThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet30.278178.3473300Blake KochSR² MotorsportsToyota30.366177.8303414Jeff GreenTriStar MotorsportsToyota30.402177.6203579Bryan Silas (R) (i)Go Green RacingFord30.445177.3693640T. J. BellThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet30.574176.6213752Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingToyota30.871174.921Qualified by owner's points3823Robert Richardson Jr.R3 MotorsportsChevrolet31.548171.1683960Travis PastranaRoush Fenway RacingFord34.373157.100Last car to qualify on time4092Dexter Stacey (R)KH MotorsportsFord31.043173.952Failed to qualify4189Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet31.339172.309Official starting lineup Race results Fin2013 O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/2013_O%27Reilly_Auto_Parts_Challenge 2022-04-16 www.thethirdturn.com enSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1222Brad Keselowski (i)Penske RacingFord200106running0$69,61521820Denny Hamlin (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota20045running0$54,3503312Sam Hornish Jr.Penske RacingFord2002running42$44,45041318Matt Kenseth (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota20042running0$31,550553Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2002running40$37,525687Regan SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet2000running38$27,92571911Elliott SadlerJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2000running37$26,210892Brian ScottRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2000running36$25,15091632Kyle Larson (R)Turner Scott MotorsportsChevrolet2000running35$25,02510115Brad SweetJR MotorsportsChevrolet2000running34$24,0751146Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord2000running33$22,300121033Ty Dillon (i)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet2000running0$21,750131477Parker KligermanKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota2000running31$21,225142143Michael AnnettRichard Petty MotorsportsFord2000running30$20,800151730Nelson Piquet Jr. (R)Turner Scott MotorsportsChevrolet2000running29$21,550162398Kevin Swindell (R)Biagi-DenBeste RacingFord2000running28$20,45017716Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (i)Roush Fenway RacingFord1990running0$15,52518199Alex Bowman (R)RAB RacingToyota1993running27$23,600191531Justin AllgaierTurner Scott MotorsportsChevrolet1990running25$20,075201244Cole WhittTriStar MotorsportsToyota1980running24$20,625212555David Starr (i)Viva MotorsportsChevrolet1980running0$19,825222651Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1980running22$19,700232019Mike BlissTriStar MotorsportsToyota1980running21$19,55024274Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevrolet1970running20$19,425253001Mike WallaceJD MotorsportsChevrolet1970running19$19,75026654Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1960running0$13,150273414Jeff GreenTriStar MotorsportsToyota1960running17$19,025283823Robert Richardson Jr.R3 MotorsportsChevrolet1950running16$18,900293579Bryan Silas (R) (i)Go Green RacingFord1940running0$18,825303752Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingToyota1900running14$13,075313960Travis PastranaRoush Fenway RacingFord1750crash13$18,725323640T. J. BellThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet1700running12$18,680332887Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsToyota1660crash11$18,635343174Carl LongMike Harmon RacingDodge1050electrical10$18,590352924Ryan EllisSR² MotorsportsToyota870vibration9$18,522363300Blake KochSR² MotorsportsToyota790handling8$11,650372270Johanna LongML MotorsportsChevrolet490clutch7$17,615383242Josh WiseThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet60electrical6$11,561394092Dexter Stacey (R)KH MotorsportsFord50suspension0$11,445402410Michael McDowell (i)TriStar MotorsportsToyota40vibration0$11,405Failed to qualify4189Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevroletOfficial race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Austin Dillon 1,107 10px 2 Sam Hornish Jr. 1,101 (-6) 10px 3 Regan Smith 1,053 (-54) 10px 4 Elliott Sadler 1,026 (–81) 10px 5 Justin Allgaier 1,022 (–85) 10px 6 Brian Scott 1,010 (–97) 10px 7 Trevor Bayne 1,009 (–98) 10px 8 Brian Vickers 970 (–137) 10px 9 Kyle Larson 945 (–162) 10px 10 Parker Kligerman 927 (–183)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 2013 Dollar General 300 (Charlotte) 2013 ServiceMaster 200 NASCAR Nationwide Series 2013 Category:2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series Category:NASCAR races at Texas Motor Speedway Category:November 2013 sports events in the United States Category:2013 in sports in Texas